The Cecil Whig., 1887-02-12

Miss Mccullough. of Washington, has
been vsitin. Miss Eliza Mccullough, of
this town.
The revival services at the \. /. NJ. l..
church are in progress. There have been -
conversions
bout fail To hear Miss lmn.eue Chan
dler in her recitation at the hall on Mon
day evening.
Mr. Harry Ma.hbank accidentally cut
one Of his hands rather badly this week.
Drs. "Cut" and Stewart" of Mitchell's
drug store, dressed the wound.
States Attorney Bratton attended tho
second annual meeting and dinner of the
Princeton College alumni association OF
Mary land held on Thursday evening in
Baltimore.
At = meeting of the stockholders of the
Elkton Cemetery Company held this week
the old officers were all elected. DIR. Il.
G. hackall is president, John Partridge
secretary, and John Anthony superinten-
dent.
The charity ball at IIayre-de Grace on
Thursday night was success Miss
Striker, OF Cecil county, wore plaid silk,
black lace trimmings, and Miss Tacker,
also Of Cecil, wore a garnet dancing suit.
w Watson and VIC Gully. of North East,
were present.
MIR. VIM. j. Tay lor, of the Fourth dis
trict, was married on Monday to Miss
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residence OF Mr.. George Il. Witworth, father
of the bride The Elkton Cornet Band
serenaded the newly married couple tho
same evening and were handsomely enter
tanned
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union of Cecil county are having printed
at The WING office the minutes of their
convention which assembled in Elkton on
the 2lst of October last, with plan Uf or
ganization and other interesting reading
matter pertaining to the w. c. r. L. 1t
will be a pamphlet of b pages, and will be
issued in a week or ten days.
The County Commissioners were in ses-
sion on Tuesday aud Wednesday. Nu-
merous corrections in the assessment for
1887 were made. The following new ap-
pointmentS were announced. John w. |
Crothers, Road Commissioner for the Fifth |
district; PHILIPPE. Scull, constable in the |
Ninth district; aud WIN. Boyd of Alex
ander sixth district, u trustee of the poor |
Mrs. Georgana L>rzAlers, wife of Mr.. |
Frank Larzalere, residing short distance
west Of town, died on Saturday evening
last of dropsy after lingering illness. She
leaves three children, two boys aud girl,
the oldest being twelve years OF age. The
deceased was d lady of many fine traits of
character. The funeral took place on Tues
day, the Rev. J p. Otis officiating. The
interment was at the Elk1on cemetery.
Mrs. Charlotte Thorpe, who with her
daughter Miss Charlotte Thorpe, removed
from Elkton to Liberty Hill, Texas, over a
year ago, was stricken with para ysis several
weeks since anu still lies in IA hel pless con
dition. At latest reports she was slightly
improved. THIS is the second stroke of
paralysis that Mrs. Thorpe has suffered, she
having been attacked a number Of years
Thorpe is attended by her son, DIR. Henry
Thorpe, who resides at Liberty Hill.
Miss Helen Weatherby, daughter of
Mr.. Charles Weatherby, of Hayteid, Queen
of MIR. George H .rbert, formerly resident
of Elkton was married on Tuesday morning
in st. Johns Chapel, Baltimore, to Mr..
VIM. j. Guard city editor of the Baltimore
Aorning Herald and vice president Of the
journalist club. The marriage was quietly
conducted, only few relatives and friends
being present. The bride ia a young lady
of progressing appearance and made many
friends in Ekton during her visits to her
grandparents, when they resided in this
place. The groom is the son of the late
Rev. Thomas Guard, and = talented and
popular young journalist.
The trustees Of the poor organized on
Monday. Thomas Drennen was elected
president: S. j. Keys secretary and treas
urer; and DR.. II. ii. Mitchell physician.
For uverseer of the almsbouse there were
four candidates as follows: Stephen Pluck,
q. Scarborough, the present incumbent.
Scarborough received two votes and Aid
ridge two votes. DIR. Il. c Mackall having
refused to accept second term as trustee,
the County Commissioners on Tuesday ap-
pointed WIN. Boyd, of Alexander, a resi-
dent of the Sixth district to the vacancy.
The new members of the board will prob
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next meeting nf the trustees ON Feb. 10Th.